Don’t be ridiculous. There’s a big difference between seductive journalism and slut-shaming. Click the header image for a full view. Notice the young lady portraying a journalist. Though not scantily clad, she appears to have too much of her bosom exposed, and it looks sexually provocative, hence seductive journalism. The woman on the right is clearly in the ambit of being scantily dressed.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, slut-shaming is “the action or fact of stigmatizing a woman for engaging in behavior judged to be promiscuous or sexually provocative.” Gay men can be stigmatized similarly. In contrast, seductive journalism concerns women or men in the news industry who dress in such a sexually provocative manner that it infringes upon the norms of professional dress and, as a result, creates a needless distraction while broadcasting the news. For example, news audiences may become annoyed by female and male journalists who expose their cleavages, bosoms, or hairy chests on camera. Moreover, journalists could give the impression that dressing provocatively sells the news while substantive content does not.
If you want to see seductive journalism on steroids, then check out these female Albanian TV news anchors on ZJARR Television. They literally expose their breasts, excluding any displays of the nipple.
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